Stephen Thomas

Head of Development PMO Galp

Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal

About

Stephen is senior director with over twenty (20+) years of global experience as a business manager and holding key leadership positions in large global engineering and construction companies. He has successfully set stratergies and budgets, directed, managed and delivered a diverse portfolios across the energy sector in upstream and downstream hydrocarbons, New energy/ Power (Solar, Wind, Hydrogen, Batteries) and Mining and Metal Processing for Battery Plants. Delivering the business results for both P&L and strategic direction as the companys have embraced change and transformation in new directions. He embraces and leads disruptive ways of working influencing innovation, people and project outcomes. He has proven ability to identify future business trends and assess business opportunities in a global market with demonstrated leadership, interpersonal and intercultural skills required to transition these opportunities into profitable operations. He has a global network of, and ability to, capitalize on key contacts, including senior managers, company executives, and sector experts. His strong multi-cultural skills coupled with an intimate understanding and sensitivity to different cultural and business practices builds enduring trust-based relationships. He has demonstrated ability to successfully manage and administer strong P&L results in organizations. Stephen has outstanding project delivery experience through all phases of project lifecycle from front end field planning and concept development through execution, FEED, detailed design, construction, commissioning, hook up through to start up and hand over to operations, coordinated through multiple locations and execution centers including project experience in Europe, South America South East & Central Asia, Africa, Australia and the middle east with first in class performance on safety, budget and schedule.

Experience

  • Head of Development PMO Galp at Galp
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Worley (14 yrs 9 mos)
    • Senior Director Project Management
      Jul 2021 - May 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Regional Director of Delivery LATAM
      Aug 2020 - May 2023 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    • Director of Delivery UK
      May 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • KBR (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Project Manager
      Sep 2005 - Sep 2008 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    • Project Engineer
      Sep 2004 - Sep 2005 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • KBR / Granherne (6 yrs 1 mo)
    • Process Engineer
      Mar 2002 - Mar 2004 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Process Engineer
      Mar 1998 - Mar 2002 · 4 yrs 1 mo